Wickliffe v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

Appellants were convicted by a jury of grand larceny. Wickliffe’s punishment was assessed at three years and Scott’s at three years (with two suspended) in the State Department of Correction. Appellants first contend for reversal that the court erred in denying their motion to suspress certain evidence. The basis for the motion was that the state acquired possession of certain items, particularly a set of tree trimming shears, by an unreasonable search and seizure which is prohibited by the Federal Fourth Amendment and Art. 2, § 15 of the Arkansas Constitution (1874).…